What Are HSL Sliders?

What Are HSL Sliders And How Do They Affect Your Photos?

HSL sliders are a fundamental tool in photo editing.

By adjusting these sliders, you can modify how colors appear in your photos. HSL stands for Hue, Saturation, and Luminance.

💡Tip

If you're using Lightroom Mobile, you can find the HSL sliders by tapping Edit, then Color and finally Mix.

As shown in the following photo.

What Is Hue?

Hue refers to the color itself.

For example, if you select the red color and adjust the Hue slider, the red tones in your photo will shift to a different hue.

What Is Saturation?

Saturation is the intensity of a color, how vivid and strong it appears.

By decreasing the saturation, your color will appear gray and muted. On the other hand, if you increase the saturation, the color becomes more intense and vibrant.

What Is Luminance?

In this context, luminance refers to the brightness level of a specific color.

Lowering Luminance makes colors appear darker and more saturated, while increasing luminance makes them appear brighter and less saturated.

HSL In Black And White Photos

After converting your photo to black and white, you can still use the HSL sliders, however, only the Luminance values are available.

For example, targeting the red color allows you to adjust the brightness of areas that were originally red, in the colored photo.

In conclusion

HSL sliders control the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance of your photos.

By using them, you can adjust the color, color intensity, and brightness of individual colors.

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